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[Pages:76]SPIRITUAL WARFARE PRAYERS

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Warfare prayers of the Word and Spirit for Transformation and Change of Circumstances

By Bern Zumpano, M.D.

Bible Teacher

Former Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Professor of Neurosurgery (retired) Oral Roberts University

School of Medicine, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Copyright ?1999 by Bern Zumpano, M.D. Harbor Light Publishers P.O.Box 161322 Miami, Florida, 33116 U.S.A.

Dedication

This book is firstly dedicated to the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ, at One with the Father and the Holy Spirit, who has made me to KNOW Him, His Word and His Ways; that everyone who reads this book will come closer to that same revelation of Him... To that end is this book written, then, to the memory of my late wife, Rosa Maria, and my late son, Gian-Andrew, both of whose love of Jesus and walk in the Spirit taught me many wonderful things even through their untimely deaths... Then to my sons Joseph, Daniel, Cary, and my daughter, Roseanne, God's blessings to me during good times and bad, whose unconditional and steadfast love for me has allowed me to see Christ living in them and through them, and whom I will always love and cherish in Him, and to my grandchildren and descendants to come, each and every one... And to each and every one of my disciples and students in the Word, whom the Lord Jesus Christ is discipling through me, and whom I have also come to love and cherish as He does, .........to Him and to all these, this book is dedicated.

Bern Zumpano Miami, Florida June 1, 1999

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PREFACE

This is NOT a book of generic prayers which are to be used for one's personal convenience, so that it is not necessary to think of what one wants to say to God. They are not meant to be mechanically or repetitively recited aloud as a mental exercise in vying to communicate with Him. The purpose of this book is to familiarize the reader with the mechanics, dynamics, and scriptural vocabulary of prayers of the Word and Spirit. Pray them aloud. The Bible speaks of praying in-the-Spirit (tongues) and praying with-the Spirit. This book addresses the latter. My purpose in writing this book is to provide a foundation of style, vocabulary, and knowledge from the scriptures, which can be used by the Holy Spirit to instill in each and every reader, the desire and practice of praying for their particular need, circumstance, or loved one ... in-the-Spirit. When a believer prays in-the-Spirit, he or she must first yield to the Holy Spirit in Jesus' Name, and let the Holy Spirit put it upon their heart as to what to pray and how to pray out the request, problem, or circumstance. In praying in-the-Spirit, the believer lets the Holy Spirit make the words flow from their own heart spontaneously after yielding to Him. The words just flow in power. The degree to which this happens depends upon the degree of tug and yieldedness. It must be practiced. Thus, it should be your goal to let the Holy Spirit pray through you and with you, in your own language, and to seek to let Him make the words arise from your heart, directed upward to the Lord. You let Him lead the prayer. I encourage you, then, to use these prayers as a jumping-off point. When a believer learns the vocabulary of scripture through repeated use, and understands the principles, direction, goals, and objectives of praying in each type of prayer, he or she can then yield to the Spirit and begin to pray such prayers in their own words, from the heart. This is praying with-the-Spirit as a yielded vessel. Do not worry about how perfect or smoothly the "flow" or words of your prayer come out. The Holy Spirit honors the intent of the heart. As this is practiced, familiarizing oneself with the terms, intentions, style, and vocabulary of specific prayers, makes it easier for the trader to express his or her prayer from the heart, asking the Holy Spirit what to pray, in Jesus' Name. With practice, you as a believer, will be praying Spirit-filled prayers on your own. The Holy Spirit will develop your own style of prayer for you. You must simply rely, bust, and depend upon Him to do so. That is what the scriptures call "abiding" on Christ. I pray that this book will be helpful and a blessing to all who use it, and that through the ministry of the Holy Spirit to your heart, that it will lead YOU into a more mature prayer-life and faithwalk. To that end is this book written. If it serves some small purpose in helping to achieve this through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit upon your life, then it will have achieved its purpose. Why? Because a believer without prayer is a believer without power; a church without prayer is a church without power.

Bern Zumpano Miami, Florida June 1, 1999

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.

Scriptural Basis For Spiritual Warfare

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1

2.

Understanding The Believer's Authority

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2

3.

The Weapons of Spiritual Warfare

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2

4.

Principles For Effective Prayer

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3

5.

27 Reasons For Unanswered Prayer

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4

6.

Spiritual Warfare Prayers: Purpose and Application

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5

7.

Daily Prayers of Consecration

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6

8.

Daily Prayer of Binding and Loosing

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6

9.

Putting On the Full Armor of Father God

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7

10.

Daily Prayer To Pray Down Spiritual Attack

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8

11.

Prayer For Favor

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8

12.

Healing Prayer By The Laying-On-Of-Hands For Healing

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8

13.

Pleading The Blood of Christ Jesus

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9

14.

Prayer of Rebuke

........... 10

15.

Prayer of Forgiveness

........... 10

16.

Prayer For The Repentance of Ancestral Sins

........... 11

17.

Prayer To Break Generations Curse And All Effects of Ancestral

Sin From a Person

........... 11

18.

Prayer For Protection of Children

........... 12

19.

Prayer For Finances

........... 12

20.

Prayer For Protection Before Anesthesia, Blood Transfusion, or

Surgery

........... 13

21.

Prayer For Adopted Children

........... 14

22.

Prayer For Protection of Infants and Children

........... 14

23.

Prayer For Self-Deliverance

........... 15

24.

Prayer For Restoration From Soul Fragmentation

........... 16

25.

Prayer For Breaking of Soul-Ties

........... 17

26.

Pastors : Baptistery Cleansing From Witchcraft

........... 18

27.

Prayer For Salvation Of A Dying Person in Coma

........... 19

28.

Praying Down A Spiritual Attack

........... 20

29.

Prayer To Control Thought-Life Or Tormenting Thoughts

........... 21

30.

The Prayer of Refuge

........... 22

31.

Prayer of Renouncement of the Martial Arts

........... 24

32.

The Jericho March

........... 25

33.

Breaking Curses

........... 26

34.

Prayer To Consecrate Anointing Oil

........... 29

35.

Prayer For Object Cleansing

........... 30

36.

Prayer For House Cleansing

........... 30

37.

Prayer For The Destruction of Cursed Objects

........... 30

38.

Prayer of Binding and Loosing

........... 31

39.

Warfare Prayer For Sexual Sin

........... 31

40.

Warfare Prayer For Churches

........... 32

41.

Daily Morning Warfare Prayer

........... 34

42.

Prayer of Daily Consecration

........... 35

43.

Prayer For Circumcision of The Heart

44.

Prayer Strategies Against Satanic Attack, Accusation, and

........... 35

Condemnation

45.

Prayer For Discernment And Witness of The Holy Spirit

........... 36

46.

Another Prayer Against Cursed Objects

........... 38

47.

Prayer Against Satan Using Others As His "Mouthpiece"

........... 40

48.

Prayer To Resist The Enemy to Faith

........... 40

49.

Another Prayer Against Temptations, And for Circumcision of ........... 40

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Prayer For Damaged Relationships

51.

Warfare Prayer For An Unsaved (Or Saved But In Sin) Son,

Daughter, Spouse, Relative, Friend

52.

Prayers of Praise

53.

Prayers of Intercession And Supplication

54.

Warfare Through Praying In "Tongues"

55.

Warfare Prayer To Confound The Enemy

56.

Prayer For Salvation, Healing And Deliverance of A Spouse,

Child, Family Member Or Relative

........... 41 ........... 42

........... 42 ........... 44 ........... 45 ........... 49 ........... 50

........... 51

NOTE TO READER:

EMPHASIS WORDS OR PHRASES APPEAR IN BOLD TYPE AND/OR CAPITAL LETTERS

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INTRODUCTION This book is for those Christians who want to gain further knowledge about spiritual warfare. Some of the prayers of

this book appear in the book " The Saints in Light". It is also written for Christian believers who are inexperienced at spiritual warfare. It includes an expanded collection of additional prayers to benefit the personal spiritual growth and life of the believer. The question might be raised "is it proper to teach someone how to pray?" Luke 11: 1, 2 gives us that answer. The disciples said to Jesus, "teach us to pray....." Jesus' answer was "when you pray, say..." (NASB). Notice that Jesus was accommodating because he understood the need of the disciples, and he understood that they needed a model to follow before the Holy Spirit could lead them on their own, through his Spirit of prayer, into Spirit-led praying on their own.. Since the disciples had disciples, it is certain that they, too, had to teach their inexperienced followers how to pray in the Name of Jesus. Scripture tells us, numerous times in the Old Testament, that God sends the man of understanding, the man of instruction, to repair the breach and restore the path. I believe that this refers to those believers who have the teaching anointing, many of whom operate in prophetic ministry. They, too, are called to minister to the needs of believers and to teach as Jesus taught. To that end, this book is written.

Christians are a people who are at war. (Ephesians 6:12). That war is spiritual and, according to Ephesians 6, it is against the forces of evil that are spirit-persons, but persons nonetheless. The Lord Jesus Christ has delegated power and authority to trample the enemy (Luke 10: 19) in His Name (Luke 10: 17) and possess the Kingdom of God on the earth by force (Matthew 11: 12). We are the Lord's instrument of war (Jeremiah 51:20).

This Companion Manual was written for those believers who are unfamiliar with the principles or vocabulary of spiritual warfare. It is not meant to be a book of generic prayer and it is not written or purposed to that end. It is meant to be a tool through which the Holy Spirit will familiarize you with the vocabulary, patterns and leadings of spiritual warfare so that you, the reader, can gain knowledge and proficiency in seeing how these prayers apply the word of God to warfare circumstances. The Holy Spirit, upon your continual yielding to Him will, over time, lead you into developing your own style and vocabulary of scriptural warfare, led by His Spirit of prayer to His glory and your edification and that of the Church. Like most aspects of the faithwalk, spiritual growth, including knowledge and prayer in spiritual warfare, is a process gained precept upon precept and order upon order, a little here and there (Isaiah 28:13)... that is the way of the Holy Spirit.

Use the prayers, even if they are not your own. God honors the intent of the heart and you will see Him respond to your faith. As you grow in your knowledge and vocabulary in spiritual warfare, let the Holy Spirit lead you in varying the words of these prayers or your own, to suit the spiritual needs of loved ones or your own spiritual needs. Be sensitive to His leading in showing you what to pray.

Over time, you will become proficient at praying the Will of God for a warfare circumstance or situation, or anyone for that matter. A time will come when you will be able to lay this book aside, or, better yet, pass it on to another Christian brother or sister so that they, too, can learn what you have learned. That is how we build the Lord's Kingdom on earth, living stone by living stone.

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1. SCRIPTURAL BASIS FOR SPIRITUAL WARFARE

Foundational truths for spiritual warfare are found in the scriptures. They are directed at teaching the believer who he or she is in Christ. Before praying warfare prayers, it is important to understand the scriptural basis for spiritual warfare. Please take the time to look up the following scriptures and to study them. You will get them into your spirit-man and they will build your faith and confidence to do spiritual warfare. Remember, it is not ability that God uses but availability. If you are available, God will use you. You must be born-again and spirit-filled, operating in the baptism in the Holy Spirit and gifts of the Holy Spirit (I. Cor. 12). In particular, the three knowledge gifts of word of knowledge, word of wisdom and discernment of spirits, prove indispensable for spiritual warfare and manifest in the spirit-filled believer as the Holy Spirit wills. Knowing the scriptures listed below will build your faith and confidence, and it is faith which empowers your prayers and moves God's hand and heart to respond on your behalf.

The scriptural basis for spiritual warfare is founded upon the truths of the following scriptures:

1)

Luke 10:19

2)

1 John 4:4

3)

Matthew 11:12

4)

Jeremiah 51:20

5)

Job 22:28

6)

John 14:13, 14; 15:7; 16:23-24

7)

Joshua 1:3, 9-11

8)

Ephesians 6:16

9)

James 4:7

10) Ephesians 11:17

11) Ephesians 6:18

12) Romans 8:26, 27

13) Matthew 16:19

14) Matthew 12:29

15) Matthew 16:17,18

16) Mark 11:23, 24

17) Proverbs 18:21

18) James 1:6, 7

19) Matthew 7:7,8

20) John 14:12

21) Hebrews 1: 13.14

22) Revelations 12:10,11

23) Proverbs 23:7

24) Ephesians 6:12

25) Luke 10: 17

26) 1 John 3:8

27) 1 Corinthians 6:17

28) Romans 6- Our Identity in Christ

2. UNDERSTANDING THE BELIEVER'S AUTHORITY

Spiritual warfare prayer, as with all prayer, is empowered by our faith in Christ through the delegated authority which

He gives to every believer through His shed Blood and His victory over Satan through His work of the cross on our behalf.

Believers must understand their position in Christ, that they are joined to His Spirit (I Cor. 6:17) and are, therefore, one with

Him (Romans 6). The born-again, Spirit-filled believer, then, functions through His position in Christ. The believer must,

therefore, know who he or she is, in Christ, and the power that has been delegated to them by the Holy Spirit. Study the

following scriptures on the Believer's Authority :

1)

Luke 10:17

2)

Luke 10: 19

3)

Matthew 11: 12

4)

John 14:12

5)

Jeremiah 51:20

6)

Matthew 16:19

7)

Matthew 12:29

8)

Job 22:28

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Matthew 16:17,18

10) 1 Cor. 6:17

11) Mark 11: 23-24

12) Proverbs 23:7

13) Proverbs 18:21

14) Revelation 12:11

3. THE WEAPONS OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE

The Christian walks by faith, not by sight. Therefore, the weapons of spiritual warfare must be known, recognized, understood, and appropriated, that is, taken possession of. Look up the scriptures associated with each, so that you can well understand the basis for which they are used. The Holy Spirit places great importance upon them. The weapons of warfare are as follows:

1)

The Gospel -this is the greatest weapon of spiritual warfare because it, alone, when accepted by the

unbeliever, transfers that person from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Light. (John 12:46; Ephesians

5:8; 1 Thess.5:5; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 John 1:6,7)

2)

The Blood of Jesus- Satan's defeat. (Rev. 12:11; 1 John 1:6,7)

3)

Faith-which empowers prayer. (Heb 11: 1; Ephesians 6:12; Rev. 12:11; James 1: 6,7)

4)

Your faith confession (the shield of faith)- these are your faith-filled words, spoken aloud from the applied

Word of God, over another person, self, or circumstances. (Mark 11:23, 24; Proverbs 18:21; Ephesians 6:16; Rev.

12:11)

5)

Prayer- (Matthew 7:7; 1 John 3:22; 1 John 5: 14; Mark 11:23, 24; Proverbs 23:7; Proverbs 18:21)

6)

The Believer's Authority -see previous section.

7)

The full armor of God (Ephesians 6:11-17)

8)

The Word of God (James 4:7; Matthew 4: 1 -11)

9)

Binding and Loosing prayer (Matthew 16:19; Matthew 12:29)

10) Agreeing (Matthew 16:17, 18) and decreeing (Job 22:28) in the Name of Jesus (Luke 10:17)

4. PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE PRAYER

All prayer must be directed to the Father or to the Son. Your mind and heart must be directed to the Father, asking in Jesus' Name, or to Jesus, Himself, asking in His Name. Your mind and heart must not be on the person while praying.

Before you pray, yield to the Holy Spirit in Jesus' Name and ask His Spirit of prayer to fall upon you and to lead you with faith-filled words.

Back your prayers with faith (trust in Christ). Faith moves God's heart and hand to act on your behalf.

Faith must be unwavering. Reject doubt. It doesn't take any more effort to believe than not to believe. It takes the same amount of effort. It is a choice. Faith is a decision. You choose to believe and stand on your choice.

Speak your prayers aloud into the air to nullify the devil's power. He is the prince of the power of the air, Jesus says. Your faith-filled words (faith confession) spoken under the anointing are spiritual power packets which, when in line with God's Word, moves the Holy Spirit to come into agreement with them. He waters these seeds of faith (your words), and empowers, bringing the "guaranty" "evidence" of things unseen (that is things from the Spirit-realm into the physical realm). (Heb. 11: 1).

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